afternoon

英 [ˌɑːftəˈnuːn]

美 [ˌæftərˈnuːn]

n.  下午(中午12点至下午6点左右)

复数：afternoons　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1118 / COCA.1191

牛津词典

noun

• 下午（中午12点至下午6点左右）
  the part of the day from 12 midday until about 6 o'clock
  1. this/yesterday/tomorrow afternoon
     今天 / 昨天 / 明天下午
  2. In the afternoon they went shopping.
     他们下午去购物了。
  3. She studies art two afternoons a week.
     她每周两个下午学习艺术。
  4. Are you ready for this afternoon's meeting?
     今天下午的会议你准备好了没有？
  5. The baby always has an afternoon nap.
     婴儿午后总要睡一会儿。
  6. Come over on Sunday afternoon.
     星期天下午过来。
  7. Where were you on the afternoon of May 21?
     5月21日下午你在哪里？

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 下午；午后
  Theafternoonis the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock.
  1. He's arriving in the afternoon...
     他下午会到。
  2. He had stayed in his room all afternoon.
     他整个下午都呆在房间里。
  3. ...an afternoon news conference.
     午后的新闻发布会

英英释义

noun

• a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
  Synonym:good afternoon
• the part of the day between noon and evening
  1. he spent a quiet afternoon in the park

双语例句

• I was as tardy as ever for the afternoon appointments.
  和以往一样，下午的约见我又迟到了。
• They swam all afternoon.
  他们游泳游了一下午。
• We worked only two hours in the afternoon, but we accomplished a lot.
  我们下午虽然只干了两个钟头，可是很出活。
• She'll call on you this afternoon.
  她今天下午要来见你。
• Do you know what? I'm going to the circus this afternoon.
  你知道吗？我下午要去看马戏。
• The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers
  总统今天下午会见了他最得力的军事顾问。
• One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes
  一天下午，我觉得有些无聊，还真的睡着了一小会儿。
• Banks closed on Friday afternoon and did not open again until Monday morning.
  银行星期五下午关门，直到星期一上午才营业。
• Some of the shops were closed but that's quite normal for a Thursday afternoon
  一些商店关门了，但在星期四下午这是很平常的。
• They'll have a meeting this afternoon.
  他们下午开会。